Agreement Number
12-220
Awardee Name
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
Creating a Certainty Program for Producers by Utilizing an On-Farm Nutrient Assessment and BMP Credit Tool Consistent with the Maryland Watershed Implementation Plan
Awardee State/Territory
Maryland
Involved States/territories
Maryland
Award Year
2012
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$623,175.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Farmland Horticultural
Grassland (includes pasture/rangeland)
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Field sediment, nutrient and pathogen loss
Nutrients
Conservation Practice(s)
Nutrient Management
Project Background
This project proposes to increase producer and landowner adoption of conservation practices by creating a Certainty Program that rewards operators that have exceeded water quality goals and that utilizes the on-farm Nutrient Assessment Tool consistent with the total maximum daily load goals and to provide fanners with a clear understanding of the benefits of conservation to nutrient reductions.
Project Scale
Regional
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No
Awardee Technical Contact Name
John Rhoderick